Tosen Chapel

Tosen Chapel or Lande Chapel (Norwegian: Tosen kapell / Lande kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lande. It is one of the churches for the Velfjord og Tosen parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888. The church seats about 80 people.^[1][2]

Tosen Chapel
Tosen kapell / Lande kapell
View of the chapel
65.2539005°N 12.78924599°E / 65.2539005; 12.78924599
Location	Brønnøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1888
Consecrated	1888
Events	Moved to Lande in 1888
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1888 (136 years ago) (1888)
Specifications
Capacity	80
Materials	Wooden
Administration
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery	Sør-Helgeland prosti
Parish	Velfjord og Tosen
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85657

History

The church was originally constructed in 1734 at Solstad (near Holm) in Bindal and it was known then as Solstad Church. The building was disassembled and moved here in 1888 when it was renamed as Tosen Chapel.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

References

1. "Tosen kapell, Lande". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. "Tosen kapell" (in Norwegian). Velfjord.no. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
4. "Tosen kapell" (in Norwegian). Velfjord og Tosen menighet. Retrieved 27 September 2018.